Trump Calls Fox’s Jessica Tarlov a ‘Real Loser’ As She Calls For Gun Control and Honors NYC Shooting Victims
Fox News host Jessica Tarlov raised the ire of President Donald Trump on Tuesday, resulting in a Truth Social post from the president insulting Tarlov.
“I can’t stand Jessica Tarlov of THE FIVE. A real loser!!! DJT,” wrote Trump at 5:13 pm on social media.
Oddly, while Tarlov was indeed on Fox News speaking at the time, she was offering a somber reflection on the victims of the New York City shooting the day before, two of whom she said she knows people who knew.
“I’m completely devastated and heartbroken by this. It’s, you know, where I grew up. I know people who know both of the female victims, Julia Hyman and Wesley LePatner, who seem like incredible people and members of their community. Julia Hyman, only four years out of college, just getting started. Wesley LePatner’s two children away at camp. And this is the news that they get on a phone call,” Tarlov began, adding:
What a hero. I didn’t know. And I still don’t know much about the second officer, but Officer Islam, hearing that last night that he has two kids and an eight-month pregnant wife. Unimaginable. I don’t know how women go through this. And I know that this happens with a lot of couples where someone is serving, you know, at home or abroad.
I don’t know how you carry on a pregnancy when you have lost your partner like that. And I wish her all the strength in the world.
Tarlov then pivoted a bit toward politics and gun control, praising the New York City police commissioner. “Jessica Tisch continues to impress at an astounding level to me. I thought Mayor Adams was also good yesterday, but as we are on the precipice of another election, I can’t help but say again, I wish that Jessica Tisch had felt that she was ready right now. Maybe she runs again in the next election, but I feel that she embodies the grace and the professionalism and the efficiency that Mayor Bloomberg did, and I would welcome that,” Tarlov said, adding:
On the gun control front, what Kathy Hochul is talking about is the fact that when we did have an assault weapons ban from 1994 to 2004, we saw a decrease in mass shootings in this country. 70% less likely to happen. And then when the ban sunsetted, it spiked back up. That’s what she’s talking about. And you say, this is a crazy person. This isn’t the norm.
Of course, that’s the case. But he had a documented mental health history. He had his prescription meds on him, apparently, according to the reporting. How did he get a concealed carry license even in Nevada? How are these things happening? And I don’t think that it hurts the conversation or takes us backward at all to consider how we might prevent one of these things from happening.
You will never be able to stop all of the lunatics. But if you stopped this one, we’d have four people that were alive today who certainly deserve to be. And I don’t see why that’s a bad thing to do.
Also, on the CNN commentator point where he said, you know, maybe he’s a white guy. I saw all over social media that the perpetrator was of Middle Eastern descent, and people were jumping to that before we found out that actually, it wasn’t the case at all. He’s an American, half black, half Japanese.
“Yeah, that’s social media though. CNN should know better,” replied Greg Gutfeld as Tarlov added, “OK.”
Watch the clip above via Fox News.
